Wendell State Forest

Wickett Pond–Davis Road, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Wickett Pond–Davis Road, 5 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Wendell State Forest near Farley, MA. The route reaches Wickett Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 828 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi666 – 1,158 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Davis Road 42.57079, -72.45805
Nearest town Farley, MA

Directions

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Wickett Pond–Davis Road, 5 sights

6 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 665–1,158 ft

Out & Back · Wendell State Forest

Trailhead: Davis Road · 42.57079, -72.45805

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Davis Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Jerusalem Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Damon Camp Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Baker Road, heading S.
  8. 250 ftTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Saxon Bridge Road, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftReach Wickett Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hannah Swarton Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Baker Road, heading W.
  15. 250 ftSharp right onto Damon Camp Road, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Moose Trax Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto NET/M&M Trail (white), heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Jerusalem Road, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miBear left onto Davis Road, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

81% dirt3% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 9 min before dark.

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